NameThatPlant.net: Iris germanica

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Iris germanica FAMILY Iridaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Learn more about Iris from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris germanica FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Iris germanica

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Iris flavescens

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-05-006:

Iris germanica FAMILY Iridaceae

COMMON NAME:
German Iris, Fleur-de-Lys

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image of Iris germanica, German Iris, Fleur-de-Lys

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_irge_001_lvd

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Iris germanica FAMILY Iridaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Iris germanica FAMILY Iridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Iris germanica

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Iris flavescens

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 046-05-006:
Iris germanica FAMILY Iridaceae

2083

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Roadsides, old homesites, ditches; cultivated and rarely persistent or escaped, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White/Yellow/Blue/Violet
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
3 stamens
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

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